Thoughts for for a 40 pound bow and wood arrow?
Howard Hill?
Woodsman"
Delta?
whitetail deer or smaller.
2 blade for sure Simmons broadheads is my opinion not sure what Grain your looking for but the 175 gr tigersharks are my fav
My grand son shot his first deer last month he only had about a 35# bow and his arrows were kind of light with a short draw length (he is only 10) so we put Wensel Woodsmen on hoping to get as much penetration as possible . He didn't hit any bones but the arrow poked a hole on the opposite side through the skin.
Been shooting 40ish lbs for several years now and have used a lot of different heads and think the 3 blade VPA are about as perfect a head as you could want. Easy to sharpen, penetrates like crazy and good blood trails vs a 2 blade. Shooting the 160's on my sherwoods and have been impressed..... :thumbsup:
Quote from: Tim Finley on February 19, 2019, 07:19:35 PM
My grand son shot his first deer last month he only had about a 35# bow and his arrows were kind of light with a short draw length (he is only 10) so we put Wensel Woodsmen on hoping to get as much penetration as possible . He didn't hit any bones but the arrow poked a hole on the opposite side through the skin.
Tim. Cmon. We need a story and pictures. That is way to good to not share :thumbsup:
As long as the package says Grizzly you should be fine.
a sharp one. Or a sharp rock. Ace or Ribtech are my go to, becuase they are cheap and poke holes just like the 30$ ones.
For deer, any sharp cut on contact head that is durable, well tuned, and well placed will work admirably.
I shoot Grizzly single bevels but there are a whole host of other exceptional heads at a wide variety of pricepoints. Pick your flavor and enjoy your hunts. I'd just recommend looking into heads that are going to be durable against bone impact mostly because if they break or curl up on you penetration is stopped dead in its tracks.
Any of the three you're considering will work. The Hill has the best mechanical advantage and should penetrate the best.
I use stone with a 40# bow and killed deer with them.
I've killed a lot of critters with a Zwicky Delta 2 blade. Excellent head and will do well with your setut.
My set up is close to yours and for the past couple of years I've used Zwickey 2 blades (Eskimos and No Mercy). This year it is gonna be Eskimos and No Mercy broadheads but with 4 blades. Most of my hunting is now from the ground so I don't get a low exit wound like from a tree stand. Past experience has shown that the bleeder blades help with bloodtrails.
Magnus, Ribtek, STOS, Zwickey, ACE
Of course I tend to be biased, but the MEATHEAD would be great on a Sitka shaft.
I have buried a MEATHEAD into a 4x4 post from 15yards with a 41# bow. Also killed a big doe last year with a set up on carbon shaft tipped with a MEATHEAD using a 41# recurve. Passed completely through the animal.
I've killed a deer,and a hog with a 45 pounder with a Tree Shark. I have some Badgers also,and they penetrate very well with lighter bows,but they have a very narrow cut.
Can't go wrong with a sharp Magnus Stinger!
You should really take a look at the Ace Archery Standard Broadhead
"When you wanna kill em dead Ace is the head"
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I switch from Zwickey delta to a Grizzly broadhead because I dropped my bow weight I think it might get better penetration just my 2 cents there are more folks that killed more critters here than me with a light tackle. What ever broadhead you use just make it fly's great and it is scary sharp.
Quote from: Yohon on February 19, 2019, 07:28:23 PM
Been shooting 40ish lbs for several years now and have used a lot of different heads and think the 3 blade VPA are about as perfect a head as you could want. Easy to sharpen, penetrates like crazy and good blood trails vs a 2 blade. Shooting the 160's on my sherwoods and have been impressed..... :thumbsup:
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A lot of great broadheads out there to choose from. Another great would be the old Bear razorhead.....been shooting them since the early 1970's and they haven't failed me yet.
Quote from: TUFFHEAD on February 20, 2019, 06:11:06 AM
Of course I tend to be biased, but the MEATHEAD would be great on a Sitka shaft.
I have buried a MEATHEAD into a 4x4 post from 15yards with a 41# bow. Also killed a big doe last year with a set up on carbon shaft tipped with a MEATHEAD using a 41# recurve. Passed completely through the animal.
Tuffheads are definitely solid chunks of steel. Helped a friend did one out of a tree and I swear he could've shot an animal with it fresh out of the wood.
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All bow pounds are not equal. I have no problem with 3-blade heads in the "hot" 41# recurve I've been shooting, but I would go with a 2-blade on a self bow. Whatever, it must cut to the tip for the best penetration. I've shot through more than one with a Delmar 3-blade and even Snuffers out of the 41# recurve. It tunes to 65-70# shafts cut to 29", with medium-weight heads. The stiffness of the arrow the bow tunes properly to is a better indicator of the energy it's putting out than the pounds it takes to pull it
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Another nod to the Tuffheads and Meatheads, great products made by great people!
Zwickey Delta or Eskimo 2 blade will meet your needs, but a ACE broadhead is hard to beat. I favor the Zwickeys myself, but my rig is slightly different than yours. I would try all three and see which one you can get the best arrow flight and penetration. The money you spent on three packs of different broadheads will be the last thing on your mind when hunting, or when game is in front of you. Money well spent.